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I'm teaching AP Calc for the first time this year, and my students seemed to enjoy this lesson. Instead of simply "doing Calculus" to solve this initial optimization problem, students are visualizing the optimization. This combo allowed me to move on quickly from Optimization without having to reteach it (which is a luxury for me, being a BC teacher to students who haven't taken AB). Activities like this are those in which you can refer to it at any time of the year and students will remember exactly what you are talking about.